Microsoft

Software Quality Engineer II - Azure Storage

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with 2+ years of engineering experience in coding (C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python) or equivalent experience
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field with 3+ years of engineering experience in coding or equivalent experience is preferred
  • Experience in networking and/or storage testing is advantageous
  • Proficiency in scripting with Python and/or C#, including testing and debugging skills
  • Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check and meet required security screenings

Responsibilities

  • Identify testing scope and create comprehensive quality plans for multiple features
  • Estimate scope of work for testing plans, collaborating with team members on requirements
  • Develop test plans for multiple features and seek reviews from stakeholders
  • Utilize data to identify areas for exploration and ensure testing coverage through custom visualizations
  • Implement automated testing procedures using languages such as C# or Python, focusing on regression testing
  • Promote the use of automation tools among team members to optimize testing processes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Opportunity for professional development and career growth
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Access to Microsoft’s vast resources and technical leadership
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies in cloud storage
Full Job Description
Overview

Microsoft Azure Storage is a highly distributed, massively scalable, and ubiquitously accessible cloud storage platform. Azure storage already runs at Exascale (storing Exabytes of data) and we will scale our designs over the next decade to support Zetta scale (storing Zettabytes of data). Within Azure Storage, the xDPU team is focused on bringing up the storage stack on DPU (Data Processing Units) based nodes to provide unmatched performance at lowest cost. We are hiring an experienced engineer to join us in developing and deploying DPU-based storage.

As a Software Quality Engineer II in the Azure Storage team, you will do the validation of highly scalable, performant services that deliver highly reliable, secure, and available access to storage running on DPU nodes. You will be involved in all phases of the storage lifecycle: design, implementation, test, deployment, and support. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, hone your technical leadership skills, and develop deep business acumen.

Responsibilities

  • Identify the scope of testing to create a complex quality plan for multiple features
  • Create commitments for test plans in multiple features to estimate the scope of work and agree on requirements with some guidance from others
  • Work with partners across teams by creating test plans for multiple features and contribute efforts to get test plans for a feature reviewed by others (e.g., requirement writers, design architects)
  • Leverage available data to work within multiple features or a broad/complex feature area and identify areas where additional exploration, development, or testing is required. Help build complex custom visualizations to ensure product testing coverage
  • Contribute to efforts to apply best practices in automation to create and implement automated testing procedures using scripting languages (e.g., C#, Python). Create automated regression release testing when possible
  • Maintain and apply automation tools and encouraging team members to apply automation throughout the testing process (e.g., during development). Write code or leverage tools and technology to eliminate repetitive tasks to reduce manual work for multiple features


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience

Other Requirements:
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
    • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
    • OR equivalent experience
  • Experience with:
    • Networking and/or storage testing
    • Scripting in Python annd/or C#, testing, and debugging
    • Windows troubleshooting

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Software Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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